Kazakhstan: Bradt Travel Guide, Paul Brummell, pp. 334, Bradt Travel Guides, 2012, ISBN 978-1-84162-369-6, ... It was renamed Aktau in 1992. Modern-day Aktau is a fast-developing place, its growth fuelled by the oil industry, as Mangistau is one of the most important oil-producing regions of Kazakhstan. Aktau port is the largest in the country ...